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Biomes

Biomes. Desert. Location : midlatitudes Climate : generally very hot days, cool nights; precipitation less than 10 inches a year Soil : poor in animal and plant decay products but often rich in minerals Plants : none to cacti, yuccas, bunch grasses, shrubs, and a few trees

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Biomes

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  1. Biomes

  2. Desert Location: midlatitudes Climate: generally very hot days, cool nights; precipitation less than 10 inches a year Soil: poor in animal and plant decay products but often rich in minerals Plants: none to cacti, yuccas, bunch grasses, shrubs, and a few trees Animals: rodents, snakes, lizards, tortoises, insects, and some birds. The Sahara in Africa is home to camels, gazelles, antelopes, small foxes, snakes, lizards, and gerbils

  3. Tundra Location: high northern latitudes Climate: very cold, harsh, and long winters; short and cool summers; 10-25 centimeters (4-10 inches) of precipitation a year Soil: nutrient-poor, permafrost layer a few inches down Plants: grasses, wildflowers, mosses, small shrubs Animals: musk oxen, migrating caribou, arctic foxes, weasels, snowshoe hares, owls, hawks, various rodents, occasional polar bears

  4. Grassland Location: midlatitudes, interiors of continents Climate: cool in winter, hot in summer; 25-75 centimeters of precipitation a year Soil: rich topsoil Plants: mostly grasses and small shrubs, some trees near sources of water Animals: american grasslands include prairie dogs, foxes, small mammals, snakes, insects, various birds. African grasslands include elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes.

  5. Deciduous Forest Location: midlatitudes Climate: relatively mild summers and cold winters, 76-127 centimeters (30-50 inches) of precipitation a year Soil: rich topsoil over clay Plants: hardwoods such as oaks, beeches, hickories, maples Animals: wolves, deer, bears, and a wide variety of small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects.

  6. Taiga Location: mid- to high latitudes Climate: very cold winters, cool summers,; about 50 centimeters (20 inches) of precipitation a year Soil: acidic, mineral-poor, decayed pine and spruce needles on surface Plants: mostly spruce, fir, and other evergreens Animals: rodents, snowshoe hares, lynx, sables, ermine, caribou, bears, wolves, birds in summer

  7. Tropical Rainforest Location: near the equator Climate: hot all year round, 200-400 centimeters (80-100 inches) of rain a year Soil: nutrient-poor Plants: greatest diversity of any biome; vines, orchids, ferns, and a wide variety of trees Animals: more species of insects, reptiles, and amphibians than anyplace else; monkeys, other small and large mammals, including in some places elephants, all sorts of colorful birds

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